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we know cantor and the speaker, eric cantor and the speaker were at the white house meeting with the president st night. there's talk now, reports from the "new york times" moments ago of a possible coming together between speaker boehner and the president. what are you being briefed on or what do you know is the state of play? >> good afternoon. basically what the state of play is it's very fluid. we're looking at what the talks between the speaker and the president are, those details have yet to be shared. we also are looking at what would be a plan b. nobody wants to see default. all we want to see is some spending reductions, spending cuts, as we grapple with this issue. so it's a fluid situation. we've got 12 days. cool heads will prevail and we just want to cut spending. >> how do we know tt cool heads will prevail and that the markets won't get freaked? well before the 12 days have expired, and you will start seeing a cascade which as you know can happen instantly if some big player decides to sell off. >> obviously i'm not qualified to speak on behalf of the markets and what
we know cantor and the speaker, eric cantor and the speaker were at the white house meeting with the president st night. there's talk now, reports from the "new york times" moments ago of a possible coming together between speaker boehner and the president. what are you being briefed on or what do you know is the state of play? >> good afternoon. basically what the state of play is it's very fluid. we're looking at what the talks between the speaker and the president are, those...
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that was actually john boehner's opinion and eric cantor's opinion just a few weeks ago when they were making the same case the president is making. >> true enough, but there is plenty of precedent for short-term debt ceiling limits being raised. aside from ruining all of our holidays, what's the damage in revisiting this six months from now? is the president really, when it comes down to it after the warning from all the big bankers, is he going to veto a short-term increase? >> there are two points. first is we are in a completely different situation now than we have ever been. there have been lots of short-term increases in the past but they were always done in a place where there was not -- one party did not use it as an opportunity to extract their entire policy agenda by holding the economy captive saying give me what i want or we will cause the u.s. economy, the global economy, to tumble. that's never happened before. this is very different. it's never been like this. so that's one. two, we have as i said multiple opportunities to compromise and the idea, this big question of wh
that was actually john boehner's opinion and eric cantor's opinion just a few weeks ago when they were making the same case the president is making. >> true enough, but there is plenty of precedent for short-term debt ceiling limits being raised. aside from ruining all of our holidays, what's the damage in revisiting this six months from now? is the president really, when it comes down to it after the warning from all the big bankers, is he going to veto a short-term increase? >>...
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eric cantor has refused to consider any taxes. >> 4:38. we've had a deficit in terms of summer heat and sunshine. good morning. >> warmer weather but it will never really get hot. it won't get out of control. i'll show you that in five to ten minutes. an area of low pressure and bring storms up to the northern part of the state and could wrap around a few high clouds in the forecast but right now everything is pretty quiet outside. in fact check out the winds, fastest only 12 miles an hour at fairfield and a lot of calm conditions, livermore, mountain view, and fremont. that is why we don't have a lot of clouds this morning, no breeze to bring it in. temperatures are still fairly mild. 48 in half moon bay. 50 in antioch. by the afternoon hours, temperatures jump up but still was short of average from low 80s in the south but a, low to mid-80s in the east bay valleys. mid-80s in the north bay. lot mid to upper 50s around richmond and oakland. 52 in half moon bay. around the monterey bay, 67 in monterey. then we have a lot of low 70s for san
eric cantor has refused to consider any taxes. >> 4:38. we've had a deficit in terms of summer heat and sunshine. good morning. >> warmer weather but it will never really get hot. it won't get out of control. i'll show you that in five to ten minutes. an area of low pressure and bring storms up to the northern part of the state and could wrap around a few high clouds in the forecast but right now everything is pretty quiet outside. in fact check out the winds, fastest only 12 miles...
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eric cantor there leading the pack. when that meeting is finished well bring you the developments out of it. at that time, republican leaders came out and they said if they passed their plan, the president will never veto it. that what's necessit -- that's y said. here is what sarah palin said with gretta last night. >> president obama does not know what he is doing when we ask him to lead us out of this situation that we are facing with bankruptcy. he's exacerbating the problem. he's making it worse by wanting to incur more debt, grow government and not presenting any kind of plan to the american people to show us what he really believes the solution is. bill: sarah palin said this before. she said the august 2 deadline is not life or death. her solution to the problem? cut more spending. alisyn: we have a big lineup on our show to talk about the debt. republican senator lindsey graham, and jim jordan, the head of the senate committee. we are asking you today about the debt debate. if the u.s. defaults are you worried
eric cantor there leading the pack. when that meeting is finished well bring you the developments out of it. at that time, republican leaders came out and they said if they passed their plan, the president will never veto it. that what's necessit -- that's y said. here is what sarah palin said with gretta last night. >> president obama does not know what he is doing when we ask him to lead us out of this situation that we are facing with bankruptcy. he's exacerbating the problem. he's...
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there are people in the wings like eric cantor would would like it take it away from him. right now it is probably for the most secure. but he did it by an act of appease many p.m. what he did is go to the tea party, give into this pour'rous demand. you know, if the boehner bill became law you would see the markets in terrible shape. i think the u.s. would lose its triple a credit reading. they know that constitutional amendment is never going last so we go into a crisis in december. >> where do we go from here? senate stops at -- they go to the table, how play out, how does this play out in your opinion? what does the president do and how involved must he become in trying to frame a compromise once the senate stops-ksh it's built. >> reverend the senate is already indicating it will start to do what the senate loves to do, which is sit down with a bunch of serious people and compromise. you can put seer yot in quotes here opinion but squot and lisa both indicated today they are willing to work with reid. that gets you up to 55 republicans -- i mean, 55 votes. you can assu
there are people in the wings like eric cantor would would like it take it away from him. right now it is probably for the most secure. but he did it by an act of appease many p.m. what he did is go to the tea party, give into this pour'rous demand. you know, if the boehner bill became law you would see the markets in terrible shape. i think the u.s. would lose its triple a credit reading. they know that constitutional amendment is never going last so we go into a crisis in december. >>...
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first by house majority leader eric cantor, and then john boehner a couple of weeks ago and john boehner a second time last night. that's where things are right now. the president made also an argument saying, look, we're actually playing at the republican party's 30 yard line. basically we've given up 70%. the deal is pretty much in the republicans' favor almost 70% to 30%. right now this is a spin war. it's clear the republicans were the ones who walked away. >> what are the expectations, though, there in washington in terms of how this plays out, how this is going to end? >> well, the one thing is pretty clear that the grand bargain, this very big deal, is the thinking that's dead. right now it all becomes about trying to raise the debt limit and how that gets done. it could be a couple of ways. one, the white house and congressional republicans could just almost agree to a type of just spending cuts only just to be able to get the debt ceiling raised through the 2012 elections. of course, there's also that mitch mcconnell-harry reid gambet to put all the debt ceiling power in the pre
first by house majority leader eric cantor, and then john boehner a couple of weeks ago and john boehner a second time last night. that's where things are right now. the president made also an argument saying, look, we're actually playing at the republican party's 30 yard line. basically we've given up 70%. the deal is pretty much in the republicans' favor almost 70% to 30%. right now this is a spin war. it's clear the republicans were the ones who walked away. >> what are the...
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and eric cantor, his number two, is now saying the same thing. the problem is, the way i see it, eric cantor is just looking for a way to avoid blame himself, because eric canner has been spending weeks action if no been spending, weeks if no months, trying to undercut boehner every step of the way. now he's telling everyone win one for the gipper when he's been undercutting the gipper all the way along. >> what about the crisis situation we face? what happens when cut, cap and balance become stall crash and burn? that could happen by next tuesday afternoon what do the people like kelly from erie, the once who were, who really only care about the next tea party meeting that they have to go to. what happens when the government faces greek-like hell, and it would be all over their hometown newspapers that they were part of lighting the match? >> what's so amazing about this, it's a self-created, self-inflicted crisis that really masks a much deeper problem, includes that we aren't dealing with taxes and we aren't dealing with entitlements. that's t
and eric cantor, his number two, is now saying the same thing. the problem is, the way i see it, eric cantor is just looking for a way to avoid blame himself, because eric canner has been spending weeks action if no been spending, weeks if no months, trying to undercut boehner every step of the way. now he's telling everyone win one for the gipper when he's been undercutting the gipper all the way along. >> what about the crisis situation we face? what happens when cut, cap and balance...
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eric cantor has more held back tea party line that there cannot be tax revenue increases. it's just going to be hard. it doesn't mean a deal can't happen if there are no revenue tax increases but i will tell you, you just heard steve israel, nancy pelosi, chuck schumer, harry reid, they're going to howl if there is a deal made in which there are spending cuts in which medicare or social security comes in for cuts and there are no significant tax or revenue -- meaning, barack obama, not good if you're a democrat running for the house or senate. >> when you say no significant tax increases, you're talking something beyond the expiration of the bush tax cuts? >> i think so. you know -- what's hard about this. >> now you're grover norquist hedging. >> i'm a reporter. i live in the gray area. >> thank you for being here. >>> coming up, what happens if the country goes into default? tea partiers want you to believe it wouldn't be a big deal, that the president's crying wolf, but the reality is much different, and that lies just ahead. >>> you're watching "hardball." only on msnb
eric cantor has more held back tea party line that there cannot be tax revenue increases. it's just going to be hard. it doesn't mean a deal can't happen if there are no revenue tax increases but i will tell you, you just heard steve israel, nancy pelosi, chuck schumer, harry reid, they're going to howl if there is a deal made in which there are spending cuts in which medicare or social security comes in for cuts and there are no significant tax or revenue -- meaning, barack obama, not good if...
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whether you're eric cantor wanting tax cuts or nancy pelosi wanting to spend more money on infrastructure, we have to have $140 to $150 billion more in debt service at the expense of the taxpayers. that's bad for both sides. we just cannot default. joe is right, we need a long-term plan. the long-term plan in my view is reasonable cuts and reasonable revenues and they ought to be linked together. the reach i think that is there's a lot of room to get revenues pie cleaning up the tax code. we could possibly lower rates. there's some common ground there. why not get rid of the s & l tax credit. i think we should go back to the clinton rates for the higher income folks who have been doing quite well. that will put the biggest dent in this deficit with the minimum drag on a very fragile economy. so it's a balanced approach that can get from us where we are to where we need to be. >> let's talk about what's going on right now. it's other on the senate side but they're voting on cut, cap and balance. let me play for you what harry reid said just a short time ago. >> this is an effort to move th
whether you're eric cantor wanting tax cuts or nancy pelosi wanting to spend more money on infrastructure, we have to have $140 to $150 billion more in debt service at the expense of the taxpayers. that's bad for both sides. we just cannot default. joe is right, we need a long-term plan. the long-term plan in my view is reasonable cuts and reasonable revenues and they ought to be linked together. the reach i think that is there's a lot of room to get revenues pie cleaning up the tax code. we...
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. >> that was eric cantor talking up the bill which is likely to pass the house today. the big question mark, what does harry reid do once the bill reaches the senate. with me white house senior adviser david plouffe. nice to see you. let me start with any -- let me start with this. the president's veto threat when it comes to the boehner plan specific to the boehner plan, is it clear that the president is going to -- he wants to veto any process that doesn't raise this debt ceiling past 2012, is that really the veto threat here that is the line in the sand for the white house? >> well, let me explain why that's important, chuck. what the house republican plan would do is have this whole debt ceiling spectacle, three-ring circus the president talked about monday, repeated again a few months from now over the holidays. you know, the debt ceiling debate would ruin christmas. it makes no sense. it's harming our economy now. you would have this hanging over the country at one of the most economically important periods of our country around the holiday season. that makes no
. >> that was eric cantor talking up the bill which is likely to pass the house today. the big question mark, what does harry reid do once the bill reaches the senate. with me white house senior adviser david plouffe. nice to see you. let me start with any -- let me start with this. the president's veto threat when it comes to the boehner plan specific to the boehner plan, is it clear that the president is going to -- he wants to veto any process that doesn't raise this debt ceiling past...
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>> well, i'm comfortable with him talking to eric cantor and john boehner without everybody in the room. i think that the white house needs to be very careful that they don't take for granted the democrats in the senate. we've done an awful lot of work blocking some ridiculous, extreme proposals that have come over from the house. and we have been kind of the bulwark of protecting the middle-class and working families, so i think it's important to continue to treat us as a partner and not a group of votes that you can take for granted. >> yeah, look, you're up for re-election in 2012, can you sell entitlement reform to 50% plus 1 missourians when it comes to social security and medicare? because part of this is also going to include some very unpopular things on entitlements, our poll has shown that a majority want to see democrats not compromise when it comes to any sort of big cuts into social security and medicare, and, of course, what's the definition? for all of medicare, can you sell that to missourians? >> well, i think it's important that i be forth right and candid with missour
>> well, i'm comfortable with him talking to eric cantor and john boehner without everybody in the room. i think that the white house needs to be very careful that they don't take for granted the democrats in the senate. we've done an awful lot of work blocking some ridiculous, extreme proposals that have come over from the house. and we have been kind of the bulwark of protecting the middle-class and working families, so i think it's important to continue to treat us as a partner and not...
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he and top depend i eric cantor, kitchen mccarthy, they're still not there jet as we speak. if they don't get too 217 and pass something out of the house with solely republican finger pripts, john boehner has lost all leverage with negotiations, and would effectively have to work out some compromise with them. the idea now is this will pass through the house on thursday, it will go to the senate, it most likely will not pass there, because reid says he's going to blockade it. there would be some sort of amendment attached this weekend, ultimately that will be the final bill that alleviates the united states from this debt crisis and does not allowç us but still a long way to go. this is the most amazing -- it's full of high drama, tons of nuance, you don't know what's going to happen next, and quite frankly nobody in this building knows what will happen next. the uncertainty is now reflected in the markets. lowest in history against the swiss franc, the dow has dropping, so a lot of consternation. >> the bond market is entirely intact, there's no evidence of default, and t
he and top depend i eric cantor, kitchen mccarthy, they're still not there jet as we speak. if they don't get too 217 and pass something out of the house with solely republican finger pripts, john boehner has lost all leverage with negotiations, and would effectively have to work out some compromise with them. the idea now is this will pass through the house on thursday, it will go to the senate, it most likely will not pass there, because reid says he's going to blockade it. there would be...
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>> i don't think he's worried about eric cantor at this stage of the game. he knows what he has to do to keep him in the house. the more difficult part is going to be the democrats now. this is where the president assumes they have to follow his lead. otherwise, it's a disaster for the democrats. at this point, if it doesn't go through, the democrats are going to be blamed for this. this is the last thing in the world they need. >> the sticking point is how to ensure the revenue is there in the end. they are saying listen, we'll set up a commission. they have to raise a billion over ten years. if it doesn't work, we will fall back on the expiration of the bush tax cuts. they are saying you are going to slow walk it. if it doesn't work you get the bush tax cuts and the repeal on the health insurance. >> they are introducing another element. >> it's fascinating. michael steele, what about the freshmen republicans? the media is saying they don't want to do anything at all. they have done something, it's just something that the democratic party hates. >> exactly
>> i don't think he's worried about eric cantor at this stage of the game. he knows what he has to do to keep him in the house. the more difficult part is going to be the democrats now. this is where the president assumes they have to follow his lead. otherwise, it's a disaster for the democrats. at this point, if it doesn't go through, the democrats are going to be blamed for this. this is the last thing in the world they need. >> the sticking point is how to ensure the revenue is...
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even from eric cantor. saying stop grumbling. they need to get behind the boehner bill. the question is after the boehner bill was scrapped because it did not save enough money. the cbo said it saved $150 million. any debt ceiling would have to have larger spending cuts. the new bill will be on the floor tomorrow. the question remains whether or not boehner can get to 217 votes within his conservative house. why cantor and mccarthy, and these guys trying to push these things through. if the bill does not come out of the house as a deficit reduction eleme element, the republicans have lost their leverage. harry reid is watching this play out. mitch mcconnell believes there has to be a compromise because the republican bill doesn't have a chance on get through the senate. it will be vetoed by president obama. >> what do we know of the talk of the 20 or 30 day extension? >> reporter: that has been floated out there. obviously you heard from the white house saying they don't want to do that. it does reflect the political reality. a lot of folks don't believe they can make th
even from eric cantor. saying stop grumbling. they need to get behind the boehner bill. the question is after the boehner bill was scrapped because it did not save enough money. the cbo said it saved $150 million. any debt ceiling would have to have larger spending cuts. the new bill will be on the floor tomorrow. the question remains whether or not boehner can get to 217 votes within his conservative house. why cantor and mccarthy, and these guys trying to push these things through. if the...
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cantor as well. between the two of them, they took up a total of 75 seconds, luke. >> reporter: indeed. speaking in a very sound bite manner, dylan and essentially the message was, here's our bipartisan deal. speaker boehner alluding to it being worked on over the weekend and a sense of pragmatism saying this deal is not perfect. we're not getting everything we want. both sides are not getting everything that want. people are having to suffer on both sides, if you will. so this is a logical, i believe the word was common sense plan that the president should not veto. and what exactly is in here, dylan? about a $1 trillion extension of the debt limit, contingent upon $1 tony 2 trillion in spending cuts right away that would take the country all the way to age next year. with that time a bipartisan bicable 12 committee member ay signed looking for ways to reduce the deficit, produce a report by november voted on before there would be another extension to the debt limit. dylan, the main gist of this, we
cantor as well. between the two of them, they took up a total of 75 seconds, luke. >> reporter: indeed. speaking in a very sound bite manner, dylan and essentially the message was, here's our bipartisan deal. speaker boehner alluding to it being worked on over the weekend and a sense of pragmatism saying this deal is not perfect. we're not getting everything we want. both sides are not getting everything that want. people are having to suffer on both sides, if you will. so this is a...
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eric cantor a few weeks ago and now john boehner. >> i spoke with a republican congressman from new york, michael grimm, who offered the gop take on the negotiations. listen to this. >> in all sincerity, i don't think that the president has been operating with good faith from the beginning. some of the things that he says at the press conferences are not what he's seeing behind closed doors with speaker boehner when it comes to entitlement reform and taxes, he says wonderful things to the press, but it's not founded in reality. >> do you think there is a disconnect between what is being put out there for the public consumption and what's actually being said behind the scenes? each side goes out and spinning it? >> right. i think there's absolutely a disconnect. we never know what goes on in these meetings. this is basically a pr war between the president and the speaker's office so far. they get to come out and put out their stories, and that's why it was so important yesterday as all these accounts come out to what happened. president obama, i think, has the advantage because why? it's
eric cantor a few weeks ago and now john boehner. >> i spoke with a republican congressman from new york, michael grimm, who offered the gop take on the negotiations. listen to this. >> in all sincerity, i don't think that the president has been operating with good faith from the beginning. some of the things that he says at the press conferences are not what he's seeing behind closed doors with speaker boehner when it comes to entitlement reform and taxes, he says wonderful things...
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and he ccs nancy pelosi and eric cantor among others on the e-mail. >> bill: this is primary early a policy beef. i think it has gotten nasty and you are right and it it is personal and tall. all that. if i were congressman west i would say here is why i'm so mad about this and here is why it is wrong. he doesn't do that and by not doing that hurts not only himself but his cause. >> and to h his point he did send out a letter after the fact -- >> bill: that doesn't matter. he needs to explain why he is so angry at her. >> he mentioned in the e-mail and brings up a previous beef with her that she had a protest at his campaign headquarters last year and that was related to something he wrote a comment for a biker magazine. >> clearly he can't stand her. >> there is history. >> bill: and that is fine. these people, that is intense. but this debate is a very important debate in this country about -- >> absolutely. >> bill: about entitlements and who should get them and how the government should handle it and the democrats which she was reading a statement, a prepared statement. that is w
and he ccs nancy pelosi and eric cantor among others on the e-mail. >> bill: this is primary early a policy beef. i think it has gotten nasty and you are right and it it is personal and tall. all that. if i were congressman west i would say here is why i'm so mad about this and here is why it is wrong. he doesn't do that and by not doing that hurts not only himself but his cause. >> and to h his point he did send out a letter after the fact -- >> bill: that doesn't matter. he...
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the biden talks they stalled out when eric cantor walked out and the gang of six lost a member only to return last week with a big plan that went nowhere. the sixth member of the gang senator coburn had his own scheme. so did the progressive caucus with its left leaning people's budget. in may the vote that started it all a clean hike in the debt ceiling no budget deal attached shot down in the house. nine deals that bit the dust. it's only going to take one to save us from default. that's going to do it for me. thanks for your time. i'll see you back here tomorrow every weekday morning. contessa brewer here now. >>> just exhausting to go through all these different plans. imagine the negotiations surrounding them. >>> there's a revolt right now on twitter over this debt debate in washington. how people are reaching out to lawmakers. and also, why the wealth gap is widening between whites and minorities. and what's behind the angry birds revolution. it's even turning up in classrooms. how is a video game a teaching tool? we'll get to that, next hour. 2 or choose aleve and two pills for
the biden talks they stalled out when eric cantor walked out and the gang of six lost a member only to return last week with a big plan that went nowhere. the sixth member of the gang senator coburn had his own scheme. so did the progressive caucus with its left leaning people's budget. in may the vote that started it all a clean hike in the debt ceiling no budget deal attached shot down in the house. nine deals that bit the dust. it's only going to take one to save us from default. that's...
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cantor and kevin mccarthy, to swallow this idea, because politically he's not secure enough to lead. >> so i want to ask both of you this question, who stands more to lose from their base, john boehner or the president? i'll let you go first, susan. >> john boehner, clearly, has a somewhat tenuous situation with his base. you know who's got the most to lose in the debate? president obama. if they don't reach a deal and the economy goes south he's going to be held responsible for reelections next time. >> the stakes on this, boy, for both side but was for president obama could hardly be any higher. >> i think that's absolutely right. if we lose our credit rating over this, people won't remember the details. they will just blame the president, and that puts him in a worse negotiating position this weekend, as they're getting down to the nitty-gritty, and it makes it much, much tougher for him to fashion an agreement that can stick. right now the issue, so people understand, is that the president wants to end this between now and the election. so that we don't get back into the same pla
cantor and kevin mccarthy, to swallow this idea, because politically he's not secure enough to lead. >> so i want to ask both of you this question, who stands more to lose from their base, john boehner or the president? i'll let you go first, susan. >> john boehner, clearly, has a somewhat tenuous situation with his base. you know who's got the most to lose in the debate? president obama. if they don't reach a deal and the economy goes south he's going to be held responsible for...
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the foot stamping began early in the crisis with house majority leader eric cantor abruptly walking out of the debt talks with vice president biden and taking his senate colleague with him. the president and house speaker had to step in, trying to play the grown-ups over a decent round of golf. they came to the table all smiles, but when that broke down, the president tried shaming the frowny-faced freshmen of congress to sitting down and eating the ining veget >> well, we might as well do it now. pull off the band-aid. eat the peas. >> oh, they did not like that one bit. >> come on, president obama. quit scaring the american people, and quit talking about band-aids and peas. >> all right. what about pizza? speaker boehner tried to call a pizza party placating the freshmen house pledges with pepperoni and beer and even as some reports suggest, cigarettes. that is grown-up, right? well, indeed, it did seem some stress relief might be a good idea after the debt debate devolved into schoolyard name calling. take allan west who responded to budget criticism from congresswoman debbie wasserm
the foot stamping began early in the crisis with house majority leader eric cantor abruptly walking out of the debt talks with vice president biden and taking his senate colleague with him. the president and house speaker had to step in, trying to play the grown-ups over a decent round of golf. they came to the table all smiles, but when that broke down, the president tried shaming the frowny-faced freshmen of congress to sitting down and eating the ining veget >> well, we might as well...
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eric cantor saying he doesn't like republicans versus republicans. this staffer is in a load of trouble. at the closed gop caucus this morning the staffer was there and mentioned and they all said fire him, fire him, fire him. so this has caused a little bit of consternation amongst the republicans here on the house. that being said, when it comes to the ultimate goal of the 217 votes they need, mar tip, in order to bass a john boehner bill later tomorrow, this in fact actually may have helped them because it was showing the divisions so deep within the party that in fact it said, look, you can't circumvent leadership this much. eventually you have to fall into line, what boehner was saying, and that's had an impact on a lot of younger members who just came here saying we are ideologically conservative but against the leadership is not acceptable when you have a fellow house republican staff trying to circulate an outside conservative interest group against folks who are on the fence. many of those folks who are actually party of the rsc republican s
eric cantor saying he doesn't like republicans versus republicans. this staffer is in a load of trouble. at the closed gop caucus this morning the staffer was there and mentioned and they all said fire him, fire him, fire him. so this has caused a little bit of consternation amongst the republicans here on the house. that being said, when it comes to the ultimate goal of the 217 votes they need, mar tip, in order to bass a john boehner bill later tomorrow, this in fact actually may have helped...
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you essentially have the old deal makers, like john boehner, the pragmatists and eric cantor and the path way for it trying to deal with the 87 house republicans and what they didn't get through. it does hurt senate republicans. it does hurt guys trying to win in those states in which independent swing voters. but these guys see cutting as their m.o. >> on the democratic side, 54 blue dogs, and before the 2010 election, there are 25 now and four of them are running for either office. it's decimated. the compromise doesn't exist. >> the disease, chris, liz, luke russert, hang on. we have to do 2012 after the break. first we ask, who was the last u.s. president to win the white house while losing his home state? it's richard nixon. he was a new york resident in 1968 when he won the white house. he's no longer a california resident but there you go. if you don't count nixon, you'd have to go all the way back to woodrow wilson. our thanks to jeff greenfield for that one and i promise mr. gre greenfield a shoutout, follow him for political information and a couple of laughs. we'll be righ
you essentially have the old deal makers, like john boehner, the pragmatists and eric cantor and the path way for it trying to deal with the 87 house republicans and what they didn't get through. it does hurt senate republicans. it does hurt guys trying to win in those states in which independent swing voters. but these guys see cutting as their m.o. >> on the democratic side, 54 blue dogs, and before the 2010 election, there are 25 now and four of them are running for either office. it's...
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cantor. good to see you today. >> thanks. >> so the president often does these sit down interviews. he has a variety of media outlets who cover his every move. he does all these press events. we saw two presidential news conferences last week alone. whey do you think that the president is not being loud enough and talking enough about his plans? >> there's a difference between talking and communicating effectively. i don't think the president has done the latter at all well on the debt limit and deficit issues and more generally on the range of domestic and foreign policy issues that i write about. if you look at the debt limit question, this has been coming at the white house in slow motion for many months. last year i can remember asking officials close to obama why don't you get out ahead of this? it's obvious the country feels strongly about it. the tea party was growing in strength. the president has encouraged bipartisan commission to look at these problems. and yet the white house kept
cantor. good to see you today. >> thanks. >> so the president often does these sit down interviews. he has a variety of media outlets who cover his every move. he does all these press events. we saw two presidential news conferences last week alone. whey do you think that the president is not being loud enough and talking enough about his plans? >> there's a difference between talking and communicating effectively. i don't think the president has done the latter at all well on...
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eric cantor said such a deal was not possible because it included revenue. i think it's unfortunate. we are now in a spot where, frankly, john boehner is close to a deal with president obama that i think we could have suppo supported. it would have been tough on our side and the republican side. we do tough things and come to an agreement. compromise in a democracy. unfortunately, mr. boehner brought that back and apparently his people would not buy it, would not support it. he walked out of the deal. the fact is, we are now in a place where he's having a problem getting a majority for the deal he's put together himself, unilaterally. yesterday, he was struggling to get the votes. here is the good news. harry reid put on the floor or is about to put on the floor of the united states senate exactly what john boehner said he wanted. that is $2.7 trillion, $2.4 trillion to $2.7 trillion in cuts to mirror a similar increase in the debt limit so america could pay its bills and stabilize the financial prospects of american families. unfortunately, for whatever rea
eric cantor said such a deal was not possible because it included revenue. i think it's unfortunate. we are now in a spot where, frankly, john boehner is close to a deal with president obama that i think we could have suppo supported. it would have been tough on our side and the republican side. we do tough things and come to an agreement. compromise in a democracy. unfortunately, mr. boehner brought that back and apparently his people would not buy it, would not support it. he walked out of...
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you have eric cantor pushing back hard onç short-term increases. congressman kevin mccarthy from california shied away from the short-term solution. congressman dave camp of michigan shot down a short-term increase. senator mitch mcconnell declined a call for a short-term increase. there were all these guys who said no way we don't want this to be a short-term deal. let's look for the big fix. the president says, luke, let's go for the big fix and now the republicans are going, wait a minute. what gives? luke. >> politics is the art of the possible. a lot of folks on capitol hill feel right now that a short-term solution is the only thing possible because of the eight-day time window that you mentioned. that being said, there are two very different plans which you talked about in the introduction which are going through capitol hill right now. speaker boehner plan is going to have an extension, which gets us through the wipter. i'm told that speaker boehner's going to brief his house republican conference at 2:00 p.m. about the details of that plan
you have eric cantor pushing back hard onç short-term increases. congressman kevin mccarthy from california shied away from the short-term solution. congressman dave camp of michigan shot down a short-term increase. senator mitch mcconnell declined a call for a short-term increase. there were all these guys who said no way we don't want this to be a short-term deal. let's look for the big fix. the president says, luke, let's go for the big fix and now the republicans are going, wait a minute....
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i spoke to an aide to eric cantor earlier and they said they were quite confident that by 6:00 p.m. tonight when the vote is going to happen, they will get the 217 votes mainly because if they do not, republicans lose all leverage in this debate. that's why it's so important. that's why they need to get this out of the house. no one knows exactly what the vehicle will be. that would take this thing all the way to the end, to the president's desk, to avoid a default. the idea here on capitol hill is that house republicans will pass this, it will die in the senate but they will stand firm and saying nothing is going to pass the house, go all the way to the very end. harry reid said yesterday it will be altered. it remains to be seen whether that altered version can get back through the house. house republicans feel if they pass this today, they have done their job, they don't have to do anything else and the president essentially will have their plan, take it or leave it, default will be on his shoulders. >> somebody just said to me this morning i'm not voting for anybody who stands i
i spoke to an aide to eric cantor earlier and they said they were quite confident that by 6:00 p.m. tonight when the vote is going to happen, they will get the 217 votes mainly because if they do not, republicans lose all leverage in this debate. that's why it's so important. that's why they need to get this out of the house. no one knows exactly what the vehicle will be. that would take this thing all the way to the end, to the president's desk, to avoid a default. the idea here on capitol...
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and is eric cantor at john boehner's side when he ea's basically saying, okay, steny hoyer, let's find the votes. tomorrow, the house will vote on the cut, cap, and balance pageant which cuts the deficit and amends the constitution to require a balanced budget amendment, has virtually no chance of passing the senate, especially since there is a two-thirds majority not just to get the amendment itself pass, but included in it, to get any revenue increases ever, you would need a super majority. that might not fly. meanwhile, leaders are on the same page in other aspects of this, saying privately what the white house is saying publicly, that default would be a disaster. >> notwithstanding the voices of a few who are willing to play with armageddon, responsible leaders in washington are not. the president referred to it as an armageddon. >> there will be a fringe that believes that playing with armageddon is a good idea, but i don't think that's where majority will be. >> and we know republican leaders are saying there's not going to be default. the question now, how big does the spending
and is eric cantor at john boehner's side when he ea's basically saying, okay, steny hoyer, let's find the votes. tomorrow, the house will vote on the cut, cap, and balance pageant which cuts the deficit and amends the constitution to require a balanced budget amendment, has virtually no chance of passing the senate, especially since there is a two-thirds majority not just to get the amendment itself pass, but included in it, to get any revenue increases ever, you would need a super majority....
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eric cantor might not. anyhow, maybe boehner. will he be late? are you late? >> yesterday's meetings with democratic leaders. later house republicans john boehner and eric cantor quote productive. >> good. >> now, there's word of the idea of a $4 trillion deal that may be back on the table. >> really? >> president obama may be up to a short term hike in the debt ceiling. white house press secretary jay carney said any extension would be a few days, just enough time to allow more comprehensive deals to get pushed through congress. it's something they say the obama administration is working towards now. >> we are, as you know, supportive of the efforts by senators mcconnell and reid to craft a fallback provision solution that ensures that we take the necessary action on raising the debt ceiling. right now, there are multiple trains heading toward the station. we have to decide. some may continue up to the last moment. we have to be sure that fail-safe option is there as we pursue doing something bigger. >> meanwhile, the so-called gang of six is working to sell
eric cantor might not. anyhow, maybe boehner. will he be late? are you late? >> yesterday's meetings with democratic leaders. later house republicans john boehner and eric cantor quote productive. >> good. >> now, there's word of the idea of a $4 trillion deal that may be back on the table. >> really? >> president obama may be up to a short term hike in the debt ceiling. white house press secretary jay carney said any extension would be a few days, just enough time...
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cantor plan which is a $1.5 trillion straight cut for a $1.5 trillion increase in the debt limit. he doesn't care, but what he's saying is i'm going to make this hurt for the president over the coming year, and we're going to get out of this deal intact. martha: yeah. a lot of folks who don't like that deal out there, but some believe it's the only way to go. john boehner just did a special order speech, and in the it he says, look, the gop has acted, we passed cut, cap and balance in the house, we know that didn't fly in the senate. he says barack obama talks about being the adult in the room, but where is his plan? >> reporter: yeah. one starts to think that perhaps speaker boehner's property stations to rush limbaugh and others yesterday about there being no deal were sincere because what he said on the floor today was not the kind of language you use closing in this on a deal. he said this weekend would be a very hot weekend in the washington, he wasn't just talking about the temperature, and it's true. this is his last chance with obama to put something together that they can
cantor plan which is a $1.5 trillion straight cut for a $1.5 trillion increase in the debt limit. he doesn't care, but what he's saying is i'm going to make this hurt for the president over the coming year, and we're going to get out of this deal intact. martha: yeah. a lot of folks who don't like that deal out there, but some believe it's the only way to go. john boehner just did a special order speech, and in the it he says, look, the gop has acted, we passed cut, cap and balance in the...
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house republican leaders are responding, like eric cantor, saying that the senate has once again failed to live up to its job and not get a budget deal in. in more than 800 days republicans say in the house. in a moment we're going to hear from the house speaker, john boehner, the house minority leader, nancy pelosi. we'll see where we are right now, and the senate will be in session this weekend. so watch all this as we move toward right here on fox. patti ann: kim kardashian has built an empire from reality shows to fray fragrances. her brand is hot and so is she over this old navy ad, take a look. ♪ this is real life, i'm not posing for a magazine. ♪ don't ask me any questions before i get my caffeine. ♪ whatever my locale, when i get a mani/pedi or a root canal. patti ann: well, that was not kim kardashian, it was the actress on the right. you can see kardashian on the left here, and she is suing old navy over that ad. she says the company's using a look alike in an effort to dupe the public into thinking she is the model. so does she have a case? is let's bring in our legal p
house republican leaders are responding, like eric cantor, saying that the senate has once again failed to live up to its job and not get a budget deal in. in more than 800 days republicans say in the house. in a moment we're going to hear from the house speaker, john boehner, the house minority leader, nancy pelosi. we'll see where we are right now, and the senate will be in session this weekend. so watch all this as we move toward right here on fox. patti ann: kim kardashian has built an...
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eric cantor is now advising houe in session this weekend. the secret proposal is a $900 billion increase in debt ceiling. the second is a $1.6 trillion increase, contingent on congress passing an additional $1.8 trillion in cuts. indiana congressman compared it to old sausage making saying nancy pelosi hopes a delayed vote will bring republicans back to the table for a bipartisan, balanced agreement. in a statement, she says republicans have taken us to the brink of economic chaos. the delay must end now so we can focus on the american people's top priority, creating jobs. >> steve rattner, this is getting somewhat serious because it's not as if the house republicans voted down this bill or said they wouldn't vote for the bill for the same reason the democrats are against the bill. even if they come to an agreement that passes, harry reid said it was going to be killed in the senate, anyway. we are a long way to go. >> we are a long way to go. people thought if we could get this bill out of the house, the reid bill out of the senate, then yo
eric cantor is now advising houe in session this weekend. the secret proposal is a $900 billion increase in debt ceiling. the second is a $1.6 trillion increase, contingent on congress passing an additional $1.8 trillion in cuts. indiana congressman compared it to old sausage making saying nancy pelosi hopes a delayed vote will bring republicans back to the table for a bipartisan, balanced agreement. in a statement, she says republicans have taken us to the brink of economic chaos. the delay...
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i know eric cantor went to his office recently. >> they were in the speaker's office. then they went to the whip's office. the whip is congressman kevin mccar think. then back to the speaker's office. essentially they're calling in some of these nos, the people who have said no and saying we need your votes. this is a list the democrats put out. there's 24 names here of house republicans who have said they would vote no. the democrats essentially saying if they flip-flop, if they change their mind we're going to beat them up in the next campaign. you have a huge policy question of enormous domestic economic -- international economic consequence and there's a lot of politics going on in the middle of it right now. the speaker as you mentioned the top of the show, just yesterday he said "get your asses in line". this is about me now, my credibility, my leverage with the president of the united states. in this argument, in the next argument and in the one after that. if john baine loses -- boehner loses this vote tonight after he has to reschedule it, it will be a huge re
i know eric cantor went to his office recently. >> they were in the speaker's office. then they went to the whip's office. the whip is congressman kevin mccar think. then back to the speaker's office. essentially they're calling in some of these nos, the people who have said no and saying we need your votes. this is a list the democrats put out. there's 24 names here of house republicans who have said they would vote no. the democrats essentially saying if they flip-flop, if they change...
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eric cantor was up there fighting the fight. at least the leadership is on the same page. >> it's nice after all these months for cantor to be on the same page as boehner. it's helpful. any illusion there's anything called party discipline on the republican side has been totally destroyed. john boehner looked at his caucus. it's become a zoo. he had to do something a lot of people wished he would have done long ago. >> what's amazing is there is no fear left in the presidency in terms of legislation. in terms of moving things in the house or the senate. there seems to be in fear of the president. >> absolutely not. "the new york times" article, we are about to read it, they said the president is quote, invisible. you talk to democrats and we talked to a lot of democrats on the hill and they say he is invisible. they say he is not leaving. he is leaving them out there alone. white house don't get mad at me, get mad at the democratic caucus. the president is invisible in one of the most critical moments of his presidency. >> presi
eric cantor was up there fighting the fight. at least the leadership is on the same page. >> it's nice after all these months for cantor to be on the same page as boehner. it's helpful. any illusion there's anything called party discipline on the republican side has been totally destroyed. john boehner looked at his caucus. it's become a zoo. he had to do something a lot of people wished he would have done long ago. >> what's amazing is there is no fear left in the presidency in...
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. >> eric cantor? >> i hope so. look, i'm encouraged by the fact that the most conservative republicans are saying basically what ari said, that america cannot default on its debtings. >> chuck todd, do you -- ari fleischer said the deal has to be done. both sides, whether you're talking about mcconnell and boehner or president obama, they're getting calls every day from wall street saying, guys, what are you doing? >> well, that in many ways where the mcconnell plan came out of, right? borne out of it. it was this oh my god, what if they can't get it through the house. and you know, there's a difference. i had a member of the house leadership explain to me the difference between '95 and now. in '95, one cable channel and one influential talk show host. that's not the case now. in '95, leadership felt they could actually educate members. so they were doing the negotiations in the shutdown, they felt as if they would listen to the time that the leadership was gingrich, armey, john boehner. this time they come in as o
. >> eric cantor? >> i hope so. look, i'm encouraged by the fact that the most conservative republicans are saying basically what ari said, that america cannot default on its debtings. >> chuck todd, do you -- ari fleischer said the deal has to be done. both sides, whether you're talking about mcconnell and boehner or president obama, they're getting calls every day from wall street saying, guys, what are you doing? >> well, that in many ways where the mcconnell plan...